Egypt is a country of kingship
and divinity. Ancient Egyptians loved fashionable clothes and other
accessories. Clothing style was simple and elegant. They took a lot of care in
grooming their appearance, and their garments were designed, crafted, and worn
with great thought and care. Their clothing style gave them a unique cultural
look in history. Egyptians designed their clothes to be light weight so as to
suit the hot climate of the country. Most of their clothes were made from plant
fibres. They wore clothes made of linen throughout the hot weather.

In today's world, fads come and
go for every season. But in the 3000 year old Egyptian history, fashion changed
very little. During the Old Kingdom, people wore simple garments that did not
require much sewing. Men and women mostly wore draped
clothes, held in place by knots in the fabric, and waist belts. Their clothes
were mostly white. Creme-da-le-crme people of the society wore long, pleated,
and see-through robes. During the New Kingdom, fashion became more modernized, with
elaborate pleats and fringes sewn in tunics and other garments. Their clothes
became more decorated and complex. Clothes with intricate embroidery made its
debut. During this period, the Egyptians were influenced by the fashion brought
by Assyrians, Greeks and Persians.

Men from the 'pyramid land' were
more fashion conscious than the women of their times. From the drawings, and
fabric pieces found in tombs and other places, it is been found that men wore
more than forty different types of garments. Men's fashion of the Old Kingdom consisted of a knee-length kilt. They were rectangular in shape, and knotted or
fastened with a buckle at the waist. Kilts served various purposes, like
indicating the age, and social position of the wearer. Over the kilts, men wore
long pleated skirts with a pleated apron, decorated with a fringed sash. Robes
were used in various designs, long and flowing. The New Kingdom fashion changed
the look of Egyptian men. Application of dyes on clothes brought more colorful
linen garments. Their kilt was elaborately fringed and pleated. Sashes and
aprons were added to their attire to give them a complete 'fashionable' look.